Her colon had to be “unkinked” during an emergency colonoscopy, Grenham says, then shortened to prevent it from happening again. The sigmoid colon — the part of the large intestine nearest ...

Diverticulitis is what we call it when these pouches become inflamed, which can lead to infection or bowel perforation. There are two different kinds of diverticulitis, complicated and uncomplicated.

She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this month at a New York nursing home, was remembered by relatives and friends for quietly breaking down racial barriers ...

Thirty-eight patients, 18 males and 20 females (mean age 61 years) have been operated on for perforated diverticulitis ... Resection of the perforated sigmoid was carried out in 24 patients ...

In a TikTok that’s racked up 2.3 million views, Radwah Oda — who is now battling stage 4 colon cancer while working at her office job — broke down the five symptoms she ignored and explained ...

That's when they discovered a "grapefruit-sized" tumor in his colon, he said. Lopez saw the scan and couldn't believe his eyes. Colon cancer? He was so young, healthy, and fit. Stories like Lopez ...

77 M* D (FS) Staff Sigmoid colon SHAFT 76 F D Staff Sigmoid colon ... Previously reported in Lohsiriwat et al. [3] Note: One perforation occurred during flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS).